Communication & Media Studies at Marist College
Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.
Marist Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Marist Communication & Media Studies Rankings
The communications major at Marist is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Communications Student Demographics at Marist
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Marist College.
Marist Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program
About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Marist are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Marist College with a bachelor's in communications.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| White | 161 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies
Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marist College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Communications | 172 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 32 |
Related Majors
Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into
A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Marist College.
| Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialists | 24,510 | $74,000 |
| Editors | 19,140 | $83,070 |
| Writers and Authors | 7,410 | $86,380 |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 4,540 | $81,930 |
| Communications Professors | 3,080 | $90,470 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Bpg00765 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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